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Next week marks five years since the start of Chicago’s short lived foie gras ban. The fatty duck and goose livers, produced by force feeding fowl through metal tubes inserted in their throats, are either a delicacy or the product of horrific animal cruelty, depending on who you ask.

If you're not aware of Five Guys Burgers and Fries yet, just wait — you probably will be.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and Los Angeles Public Schools started a food fight this week.The second season of Oliver's reality show Food Revolution features him badmouthing L.A.

School lunches have always been the subject of much discussion within a school cafeteria. But, lately, they've gotten even more attention: First Lady Michelle Obama and lawmakers passed the child nutrition bill aimed at bettering school lunches, last December.

Every day, hundreds of tons of fish and seaweed are bought and sold at Tokyo's seafood markets.

 Grabbing a beer and a shot in Chicago is easy. But it seems like every other neighborhood bar has the same menu these days: (fill in the blank) sliders, "flatbreads" (a.k.a.

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting Wednesday and Thursday to examine whether artificial food dyes cause hyperactivity in children.